heat haze; shimmer of hot air
sweeping sideways; mowing down
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
interior; inside; internal
writing; composition; essay; sentence
iron maiden (torture device)
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to use up all one's strength
to collapse into; to flop onto
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
transportation; conveyance; delivery; hospitalization; transfer to hospital
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
spine; backbone; spinal column
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth